Top Tips for Writing the New 2-Page SES ECQ Resume By Kathryn Troutman, Baltimore, MD, December 19, 2025 Applying for an SES position in 2026? Start now. Read the new rules for SES applications for 2026, as published by OPM. Read the OPM SES QRB Guide here BEFORE: The legacy SES application format included a…
Kathryn Troutman, Publisher, President, Resume Place, Inc. Career Expert Warns, Furloughed Federal Workers Face Competition Crisis for Private Industry Jobs “Jobseekers’ DIY resume efforts are creating the perfect storm for hiring failures.” notes Kathryn Troutman (Baltimore, MD; 11-10-25) Even before the government shutdown, some 200,000 Federal employees had left their jobs according to the Partnership…
Veterans and Active Duty Military Spouses – Thank you for your Military Service! Four FREE 1-Hour Federal Job Search Webinars for Transitioning Military, Active Duty Military Spouses … and employment counselors! Both courses will emphasize the 2-Page Federal Resume. The Federal jobs will come back! Saturday Nov. 8, 2025 Ten Steps to a Federal Job®…
Time to Take Inventory: Cataloging Your Skills and Accomplishments for Your Next Career Move Whether you’re contemplating your next career move or simply want to better understand your professional value, now is the perfect time to take a comprehensive inventory of your professional assets. Just as a business conducts regular inventory assessments to understand what’s…
Your Next Chapter: Career Transition Support for Federal Employees in the Deferred Resignation Program Baltimore, MD, Kathryn Troutman, September 27, 2025. For federal employees who have opted into the Deferred Resignation Program, the path ahead represents both an ending and a new beginning. While this transition marks the close of your federal service chapter, it also…
Sept. 27, 2025 – Deadline for 2-Page Federal Resumes in USAJOBS. Federal Resume Expert Kathryn Troutman Unveils Essential Strategies for Crafting Winning 2-Page Federal Resumes in Competitive Federal Jobs Market New guidance addresses critical challenge facing federal job seekers: How to condense comprehensive work histories into powerful, targeted applications that meet agency requirements and stand out…
Federal Resume Guidebook, 8th EdIs the Ultimate Introduction to New 2-Page Federal Resume The Federal Resume Guidebook, 8th Edition:First-Ever Book on Writing the Two-Page Federal Resumeis currently available as an eBook for $21.95 now on the Resume Place website.The print version can ship on September 10, 2025. ORDER NOW (August 15, 2025) – On May 29, 2025,…
Aug 12, 2025, Catonsville, MD Kathryn Troutman, Founder, Senior Instructor Certified Federal Job Search Trainer® / Certified Federal Career Coach® / Ten Steps to a New Career® for 2025 What’s New? The Stars Are Lined Up For Military Spouses® is an all-new book and curriculum for 2025. This new text covers: Part 1:…
June 10, 2025 – Kathryn Troutman, President, Resume Place, Inc. To Federal Employees: Get ready everyone… for the biggest Federal Application Change since Reinvention Government in 1976 by VP Al Gore who said “that the government should accept a resume like the rest of the world” – eliminating the green and white SF-171. And ……
Aug 12, 2025 – Steve McKenna, Ph.D., M.F.A., Senior Executive Service Coach and Writer, Resume Place, Inc. Writing Short, Punchy Accomplishments in Two-Page Private Industry Resumes I recently started reading “flash fiction,” a (sometimes corny) literary genre where the writer tells a compelling story in a very short scope—perhaps a few hundred words or even just a line or…